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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2016

Anaemia in pregnant adolescent girls with malaria and practicing pica.

Freda Dzifa Intiful, Edwin Kwame Wiredu, George Awuku Asare, Matilda Asante, David Nana Adjei

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Freda Dzifa IntifulSchool of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Ghana.
Edwin Kwame WireduSchool of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Ghana.
George Awuku AsareSchool of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Ghana.
Matilda AsanteSchool of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Ghana.
David Nana AdjeiSchool of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Ghana.
University of Health and Allied Sciences · GHUniversity of Ghana · GH

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Abstract

introductionPregnancy during the adolescent period is challenging mainly because of the nutritional demands of both the adolescent and pregnancy period. The risk for anaemia increases especially in developing countries such as Ghana where malaria is endemic and the practice of pica is common. In this study, we sought to determine the prevalence of anaemia, pica practice and malaria infection among pregnant adolescent girls and assess the extent to which these factors are associated.

methodsTwo hundred and sixty five (265) pregnant adolescent girls were recruited from three hospitals in Accra. Haemoglobin levels, malaria infection and the practice of pica were assessed. Pearson's Chi squared tests were used to determine associations and logistic regression analysis was used to determine the odds of being anaemic. Significance was set at p≤0.05.

resultsAnaemia prevalence was 76% with severity ranging from mild (47.8%) to severe (0.8%). About 27.5% were moderately anaemic. Pica was practiced in only 9.1% of the girls. Malaria infection was prevalent in 17.7% of the girls. The logistic regression analysis indicated that pregnant girls with malaria infection were 3.56 times more likely to be anaemic when compared to those without malaria. Also, those who practiced pica were 1.23 times more likely to be anaemic when compared to those who did not practice pica.

conclusionAnaemia is very prevalent in pregnant adolescent girls and is a public health problem. Drastic measures should be taken to reduce the high prevalence.

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AdolescentAnemiaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGhanaHumansLogistic ModelsMalariaPicaPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy Complications, HematologicPregnancy Complications, ParasiticPregnancy in AdolescencePrevalenceSeverity of Illness IndexadolescentanaemiaGhanamalariapicaPregnant

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